Counter-stool



No. 575,721. Patented Jan. 26, 1897.

UNirnD STATES PATENI OFFICE.

AARON A. LIND, OFOANTON, OHIO.

COUNTER-STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 57 5,721, datedJanuary 26, 1897.

Application lecl October 7, 1896. Serial No. 608,228. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON A. LIND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and. State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Counter-Stools; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andeXact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a partof this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the stool and its differentparts. Fig. 2 is a detached View of the actuating-spring. Fig. 3 is aview showing the base and illustrating the bottom or lower end of thestool-leg properly located. Fig. 4L is a detached View of the bottom orlower end of the leg or arm. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the base. Fig.6 is a vertical section of the base andthe bottom or lower end of theleg or stool-arm, showing the same properly connected together.

The present invention has relation to counter-stools; and it consists inthe different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in Vall theiigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the seat, which is securelyattached in any convenient and well-known manner to the upper end of theleg B, which leg is formed of sufficient length to hold the seat A atthe desired elevation, reference being had to the manner of attachingthe bottom or lower end of the leg. The bottom or lower end of the leg Bis provided with the thimble or bearing a, which thimble or bearing isformed integral with the bottom or lower portion of the leg.

The base O is substantially of the form shown in Fig. 5, and as shown itis provided with the attaching-flanges b, which attaching-Bauges areprovided with any suitable number of apertures to receiveattachingscrews.

For the purpose of providing means for allowing the base O to t over thebead-rail said base is provided with the concaved portion c. The baseOis provided with the bearing D, which bearing is formed hollow for thepurpose of receiving the clamping-bolt d., which clamp-bolt when placedin its normal position is located substantially as shown in Fig. o. Thebearing D iits into the hollow thimble a, as illustrated in Fig. 6. Forthe purpose of preventing the bolt d from turning when its nut d isturned the bearing D is provided with the angular opening dwhich angularopening receives the angular portion of the bolt tl. the circular flangee, which circular flange forms a receptacle or chamber.

The bottom or lower end of the leg B is provided with the circulartlangef, which circular flange its against the edge of the circular ange e.Said anges when placed against each other, as illustrated in Fig. G,form a chamber or boX for the spring E, said spring being locatedsubstantially as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. The inner end of the spring Eis attached to the rib c, and the outer end attached to the pin g',substantially as illustrated in Fig. 3.

For the purpose of properly closing the joint between the meeting facesof the flanges e and f the overlapping flange 7L is provided. Theextreme lower portion of the leg Bis provided with the stop F, whichstop is located substantially as shown in the drawings and is for thepurpose hereinafter described. The base O is provided with the flange G,which flange is so located that it will limit the outward movement ofthe leg B by means ofthe stop F striking against the bottom or underside of the Iiange G, as illustrated in Fig. 3. For the purpose ofdistributing the strain brought upon the stop F the base is providedwith the iiange II, which flange is so located with reterence to theliange H that said flanges I-I and H will come in contact with eachother when the stop F strikes the bottom or under side of the flange G.

For the purpose of regulating the backward throw of the leg B, togetherwith its seat A, the adjustable set-screw lo is provided, and isattached to the top or upper side of the flange G, and is so locatedthat the shoulder 7o will strike the top or upper end of the setscrew kand limit the backward movement of the leg B.

It will be understoodthat by my peculiar The base C is provided with IOOarrangement I am enabled to provide a pivoted leg for counter-stoolsthat will be automatically elevated out of the way when the seat is notin use and at the same time inclose the actuating-spring, therebyremoving all danger incident to clothing coming in contact with thebase.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the pvoted leg having attached to its upper or freeend the seat A, and provided at its bottom or lower end with the thimbleor bearing a, the base C, provided with the attaching-anges b, and theconcave portion c, and the bearing D, the clamp-bolt d, located in thebearing D, the ange e, formed upon the base C, and the flange f, formedupon the bottom or lower end of the leg B, the spring E, connected atone end to the pin g', and at its other end to the rib g, the stop F,and the flanges H, and H', substantially as and for the purposespecified. In testimony that I claim the above I have hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

AARON A. LTND. Vitnesses:

F. W. BOND, BERTHA FINol-i.

